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R  E  S  U  M  E

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Born

1959   
Boston, Massachusetts (resided in: Kensington, MD, 1960-81;  Wrightsville, PA, 1982- present)


Education

1981
 
B.F.A. Degree (Summa Cum Laude), Syracuse University College of Visual and Performing Arts, Syracuse, NY


Grants and Awards

2008  
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. Visual Arts Fellowship Grant

2000
 
Eben Demarest Trust. Fellowship Grant

1998  
E.D. Foundation. Visual Arts Fellowship Grant

1997  
Pollock-Krasner Foundation. Visual Arts Fellowship Grant

1994  
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. Visual Arts Fellowship Grant

1988  
Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation. Visual Arts Residency Grant, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA

1979,78
Ford Foundation Grants through Syracuse University

             
Selected Solo Exhibitions
 
2014
Reading Public Museum, Reading, PA
 
2013
David E. Rodale Gallery, Baum School of Art, Allentown, PA
 
2011
Crary Art Gallery, Warren, PA
 
2010
Evansville Museum of the Arts, History and Science, Evansville, IN (catalog)
 
St. Andrews School Gallery, Sewanee, TN
 
2007
YorkArts, York, PA
 
2004  
Suzanne H. Arnold Art Gallery, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA (brochure) 

2003
Bradley Academy for the Visual Arts, York, PA
  
Milton Hershey School Art Museum, Clyde Stacks Visual Arts Center, Hershey, PA

2000  
Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE (catalog)
 
Somerville Manning Gallery, Greenville, DE
 
1998-99
Noyes Museum of Art, Oceanville, NJ; traveled to: Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg, PA,
Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, VA (catalog

1998  
National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA (brochure)

1997  
Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA (catalog)

David Adamson Gallery, Washington, D.C. (brochure)

1993  
Somerville Manning Gallery, Greenville, Delaware

1990  
North Museum, Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA
 
Somerville Manning Gallery, Greenville, DE

1988  
Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA

1983  
National Arts Club, New York City


Selected Group Exhibitions
 

2016
"EVAG Print Portfolio," Demuth Museum, Lancaster, PA
 
"Mixed Environs: Contemporary Painters," Lore Degenstein Gallery, Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA
 
"Upstream and Down: The Susquehanna," Sordoni Art Gallery, Wilkes University, Wilkes Barre, PA
 
2015
"Ink and Stick: National Drawing Invitational," Shearman Fine Arts Center, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA
 
"Mining the Collection: A Look at Prints," Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA
 
2014
"Feast and Famine: The Pleasures and Politics of Food," Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR
 
"The Art of the Print," Federal Reserve Board, Washington, D.C.
 
"The Martha and Merrit deJong Artist-in-Residence: 20 Years of Collaboration," Evansville Museum of Art, History and Science, Evansville, IN (catalog)
 
2013
"The Susquehanna: River and Inspiration," Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA
 
2012
"Biennial 2012," Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Loretto, PA
 
"Parting Gifts," James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, PA
 
2011
"Pennsylvania Seen: Southeast Landscapes," Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA
 
2009
"An Evolving Legacy: 20 Years of Collecting at the James A. Michener Art Museum," James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, PA (hardcover book published)
 
"The Fine Art of Giving," State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA (brochure)
 
"Cabinet of Curiosities," Museum of Outdoor Arts, Englewood, CO
 
"Beyond the Object Project," Gallery 1261, Denver, CO
 
"Tim Sheesley, Master Printer, Artist and Collaborator," Roberson Museum and Science Center, Binghamton, NY
 
2007 - 2009
"The Object Project," traveling to: Evansville Museum of the Arts, History and Science, Evansville, IN; Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC; Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, OK; Hunter Museum of Art, Chattanooga, TN; Museum of Outdoor Arts, Englewood, CO (hardcover book published)

2008
"Celebrate Doshi," Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg, PA (brochure)
 
"Artists of the Object Project," M A Doran Gallery, Tulsa, OK

2007
"Primed: WPA/Corcoran Auction," Corcoran Museum of Art, Washington, D.C. (catalog)

2006 - 2008
"Visions of the Susquehanna: 250 years of Works by American Masters," Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA; traveling to: Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg, PA; Governor's Residence, Harrisburg, PA; Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, Hagerstown, MD; York College Art Gallery, York, PA; Roberson Museum and Science Center, Binghamton, NY (catalog)

2006
"Contemporary Imaginings: The Howard A. and Judith Tullman Collection," Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL (catalog)

"Through the Lens: Works from the Permanent Collection," Noyes Museum of Art, Oceanville, NJ

2005
"The Corcoran Print Portfolio 2005: Drawn to Representation," Corcoran Museum of Art, Washington, D.C. (catalog)

2004
"Along the Lincoln Highway," Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Greensburg, PA

"Poem," Demuth Museum, Lancaster, PA

"Differences in Common: Recent Works by David Douglas and Rob Evans," Ainslee Art Center,
Episcopal School, Alexandria, VA

2003
"Twentieth Century Painting from the Collection," James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, PA

2002
 
"Hopscotch: Associative Leaps in the Construction of Narrative," The Painted Bride Art Center, Philadelphia, PA (brochure)

2001-02
 
"Artists of the Commonwealth: Realism in Pennsylvania Painting, 1950-2000," Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Loretto, PA; traveled to: James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, PA; Erie Art Museum, Erie, PA; Everhart Art Museum, Scranton, PA; The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA (catalog)
           
                                                                                                            
2001  
"Trains of Thought: The Railroad in Contemporary Art," Suzanne H. Arnold Art Gallery, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA (brochure)
      
"Selections from the Permanent Collection," University Gallery, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
      
"From the Collection: Late 20th Century Realism," The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA

1999
 
"Re-presenting Representation IV," Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, NY (catalog)
    
"Magic Realism: An American Response to Surrealism," Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Loretto, PA (catalog)
      
"Still-Life: Infinitely Moving," Contemporary Art Center of Virginia, Virginia Beach, VA (brochure)

1998
 
"1998 Collector's Exhibition," Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas
 
"Summer Group Exhibition." Tatistcheff & Company, New York, NY
 
"62nd National Midyear Exhibition," Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH (catalog). Also participated in this exhibition in 1992 (catalog), 1989 (catalog), and 1985 (catalog)
                                                                                  
1997
"Fin de Siecle," Delaware Center for Contemporary Art, Wilmington, DE; traveled to: Sussex County Arts Council, Georgetown, DE; Delaware State University Gallery, Dover,DE

1996
 
"Recent Publications," David Adamson Gallery, Washington, D.C.
 
"Art of the State: Pennsylvania `96," The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA. Also participated in this exhibition in 1995, 1994, and 1990

1995
 
"Art on the Digital Edge," George Mason University, Fairfax, VA

1994
 
"The Washington Portfolio," David Adamson Gallery, Washington, D.C.
        
1993  
"Nancy Diessner, Rob Evans, Wendy Letven, Benjamin Long," Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, PA
    
1992  
"The Landscape," David Adamson Gallery, Washington, D.C.
 
"25th Biennial," University Gallery, University of Delaware, Newark, DE. Also participated in this exhibition in 1990 (catalog), 1988 (catalog) and 1986 (catalog)
        
1991  
"5: Andrey Grositsky, Rachel Greene, Elena Keller, Svetlana Kalistratova, Rob Evans," Central Exhibition Hall, Moscow, USSR (brochure)
 
"The Landscape Reborn," Delaplaine Visual Arts Center, Frederick, MD
 
"Tenth Anniversary Exhibition," Somerville Manning Gallery, Greenville, DE (catalog)

1990-91
 
"Washington/Moscow Exchange Exhibition," McLean Arts Center, McLean, Virginia; traveled to: Tretyakov Museum, Moscow, USSR; Carnegie Library, Washington, D.C. (catalog)

1985
 
"Recent American Works on Paper," Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, VA; Arlington Arts Center; Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) international tour 1985- 87(catalog)

    
Selected Bibliography 
        
Studio Visit Magazine, Volume 33, Summer 2016, Open Studios Press, pp. 58 - 59, illus. pp. 58, 59.
YRK Magazine, Summer Edition 2015, pp. 23 - 24, ill. p. 24.
Artists' Homes and Studios, by E. Ashley Rooney, foreward by Rob Evans, Schiffer Publishing, 2014, pp. 4 - 5, 16 - 17, illus. pp. 16, 17.
Reading Eagle, October 26, 2014, p E12, illus. p. E12.
PBS Radio - WITF. December 9, 2013, interview with Joe Ulrich.
Central PA Magazine, 2013-14 Special Edition, Volume 7, pp. 46 - 50, illus. pp. 46, 48, 49, 50.
Huffington Post, October 9, 2013, interview with John Seed.
Contemporary Painters, by Danijela Kracun and Charles McFadden, Schiffer Publishing, 2012, pp. 74 - 75, illus. pp. 74, 75, back cover.
Siant X, by Kirk Nessett, Austin University Press, 2012, cover painting.
American Art Collector, January 2011, pp. 84, 86, illus. pp. 84, 86.
Art Calendar, November 2010, pp. 23 - 25, ill. p. 23.
Pleiades, Volume 30.1, cover painting.
100 Artists of the Brandywine, by Catherine Quillman, Schiffer Publishing, 2010, pp. 152 - 153, illus. pp. 152, 153.
Pennsylvania Pursuits, Winter 2009, pp. 18 - 20, illus. pp. 18, 19, 20.
Art Calendar, November 2009, pp. 16 - 19, ill. p. 17.
The Washington Post, Sunday, October 18, 2009, p. F2, ill. p. F2.
Pleiades, Volume 29.2, cover painting, p. 296.
American Art Collector, March 2009, pp. 154 - 157, ill. p. 156.
Art Focus Oklahoma. Volume 23 No. 6, Nov/Dec 2008, ill. p. 9.
Drawing Essentials, by Deborah Rockman, Oxford University Press 2009, pp. 247 - 250, illus. pp. 248 - 250.
Oxford American, Spring 2008, ill. p. 76.
Gulf Connoisseur, February/March 2008, pp. 138 - 145, illus. pp. 138 - 145, cover painting (Russian edition).
Art&Antiques, January 2008, pp. 90 - 99.
Elegant Living Magazine, Winter 2007, pp. 22 - 25, ill. p. 25.
American Arts Quarterly, Fall 2007, pp. 17 - 23, ill. p. 21.
American Artist Magazine, October 2007, ill. p. 20.
Harrisburg Magazine, December 2006, pp. 10, 12, illus. pp. 10, 12.
Art Matters, September 2006, p. 6.
Harrisburg Magazine, August 2006, pp. 24, 26, ill. p. 26.
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Sunday, August 20, 2006, p. L7.
Lancaster County Magazine, July 2006, cover, pp. 31 - 38, 62 - 64, ill. p 37.
James A. Michener Art Museum - Museum Guide, 2006, ill. p. 12 - 13.
Sunday Patriot News (Harrisburg, PA), May 23, 2004, pp. K-1, K-8, color illus. pp .K - 1, K - 8.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 8, 2004,Arts and Entertainment, p. 1.
The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 2, 2003, p. L3.
Susquehanna Style Magazine, May/June 2002, pp. 24, 26 - 29, illus. pp. 24, 27, 28.     
Central PA Magazine, March 2002, p. 49, ill. p. 49.
The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 14, 2001, pp. H6, H7.     
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 26, 2001, Arts and Entertainment, p. 1.  
The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 13, 2000, Weekend, p.40, ill. p. 40.
American Artist, May 2000, pp. 22 - 29, ill. p. 28.
Ploughshares , Fall 1999, Emerson College, Boston, MA, cover painting. 
Lucky Man, Lucky Woman, by Jack Driscoll, Pushcart Press, 1999, cover painting    
The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA), May 21, 1999, p. E - 1, ill. p. E - 1.
New American Paintings, Open Studios Press, 1999, pp.44 - 47, illus. pp. 44, 45, 46.
The Best of Sketching and Drawing, Quarry Books, 1999, illus. pp. 51, 84.
Central PA Magazine, January 1999, p. 62, ill. p. 62.
How the Dead Live, by Alvin Greenberg, Graywolf Press, 1998, cover painting. 
American Artist, May 1998, pp. 38 - 45, illus. pp. 38 - 45.
The Washington Post, November 27, 1997, p. D - 7, ill. p. D - 7.
The Place Within: Portraits of the American Landscape by 20 Contemporary Writers, edited by Jodi Daynard,
     W. W. Norton, 1997, cover painting.
The Washington Post, April 6, 1996, p.  D - 2.
The Washington Post, January 22, 1996, p.  B - 7, ill. p.  B - 7.
Digital Imaging, May/June 1995, cover, pp. 29 - 31.
The Washington Post, November 26, 1994, pp.  B - 1, B-6, ill. p.  B - 1.
The Washington Post, July 23, 1994, p.  C - 2.
New American Paintings, Open Studios Press,1994, pp.  26 - 27,  illus. pp.  26, 27.
Shadow Play, by Charles Baxter, W. W. Norton, 1993, cover painting.
Wanting Only to Be Heard, by Jack Driscoll, University of MA Press, 1992, cover painting.
The Washington Post, July 11, 1992, p. C - 2.
Art Matters, February 1992.
The Washington Post, November 10, 1991, p. G - 1,  G - 5.
The Gettysburg Review, Gettysburg College, Spring 1991, cover, illus. pp.  249 - 256.
The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 28, 1990, p. 35 - M, ill. p. 35 - M.
Art Today, Summer 1988,  cover, pp. 3, 49 - 52, cover, illus pp. 49, 50, 51, 52.
American Artist, September 1988, pp. 40 - 45, illus. pp. 41, 42, 43, 44.
New Art Examiner, Summer 1988, pp. 46 - 47.
The Washington Review, June/July 1988, pp.  21 - 22, ill. p.  21.
The Washington Post, May 7, 1988, p. C - 2, ill. p. C - 2.
The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 19, 1988, Weekend p. 34.
American Artist, June 1987, p.  50.
The Washington Post, July 6, 1985, p.  C - 7.

 
Selected Public Collections

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Corcoran Museum of Art, Washington, D. C.
Library of Congress, Washington D.C.
New York Public Library, New York, NY
Federal Reserve Board, Washington, D.C.
National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, San Francisco, CA
Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR
Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Chazen Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Davis Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
Evansville Museum of Arts, History and Science, Evansville, IN
Noyes Museum of Art, Oceanville, NJ
University Gallery, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH
Georgetown University Art Collection, Washington, D.C.
Parkersburg Art Center, Parkersburg, WV
D.C. Commission on the Arts, Washington, D.C.
James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, PA
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Loretto, PA
Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, PA
The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA
Reading Public Museum, Reading, PA (promised gift)
Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA
The Trout Gallery, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA
Suzanne H. Arnold Art Gallery, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA
York College Art Gallery, York College of Pennsylvania, York, PA
Haas Gallery, Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA
Visions of the Susquehanna Collection, Susquehanna Gateway Heritage Area, Long Level, PA
Harrisburg Arts Council, Harrisburg, PA
York Foundation, York, PA


Selected Corporate and Private Collections

The Washington Post, Washington, D.C
Norfolk and Southern Railroad, Norfolk, VA
Mastercard, Manhattanville, NY
Arnold & Porter, Washington, D.C.
Buchanan Ingersoll, Harrisburg, PA
White & Case, Washington, D.C.
Episcopal School, Alexandria, VA
Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA
The McGraw Hill Companies, New York, NY
Sallie Mae Corporation, Washington, D.C.
Apple Hill Medical Center, York, PA
Dentsply, York, PA
Stock & Leader, York, PA
Governor Tom Wolf and First Lady Frances Wolf, York, PA
Robert Kogod, Arlington, VA
Charles Baxter, Ann Arbor, MI
Gerry Lenfest, Huntingdon Valley, PA
Howard and Judy Tullman, Chicago, IL